Nafe (Kwamera)

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adj.

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial wahe

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Speaker: Wahe Martial

v intr

Speaker: Wahe Martial

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v j’ecoute

(Bislama) mi lisen

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[jarmaveis]

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

n antenne d’insecte

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

Scientific name: Lutjanus boutton via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

Scientific name: Lutjanus ehrenbergii via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: Agricultural: When this plant is in flower, it is said that an edible shellfish (Suefa) is ready to be harvested. Light: A dry portion of wood is also used by older men as a "lightstick". Fuel: Two dry sticks are rubbed together as firestarter, in the absence of matches.

Scientific name: Hedycarya dorstenioides, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n.

Example: Cut open ripe fruit, put red seed in mouth, chew them, then spit out hard seeds left. Ancients used to eat the seeds in this way -- certain people still like it.

Scientific name: Momordica charantia, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Scientific name: Myzomela cardinalis, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Collocalia esculenta, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus vittatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

n.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: edible shell, boiled in the saucepan or roasted in the fire

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Wahe

n. inalienable

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Speaker: Jean Eskar

n.

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Scientific name: Mangifera indica, Speaker: Johnson Noar

Example: Photo by questagame / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Tapinoma melanocephalum via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Myripristis violacea via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Myripristis vittata via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

n.

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

(Bislama) nalalas

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nam nak] n.

Scientific name: Crateva religiosa, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Example: When performing the kastom ceremony "toka dance" the leaves are wrapped in a band and tied on the head of dancers.

Scientific name: Alpinia, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[natnə̤mi̤ra] n.

Scientific name: (moss), Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[newri] n.

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to createany part of a house. It is considered a strong wood. Medicine: This plant is used to treat muscle soreness. It can be prepared in tow ways. One way is to boil and branch of leaves and then bathe (“swim”) with the resulting water. Another way is to heat a branch over a fire and rub on sore area for approximately 1 minute, after showering.

Scientific name: Melicope latifolia, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

la fete

(Bislama) bigfala kakae

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: The wood of this tree is used for building houses. When a person has a large cut, chew the young leaves of this plant until soft, roll up into some of the same leaf, heat on the fire for 5 minutes, put the heated leaves directly on the wound and secure this with a cloth. To treat diarrhea in small children, parents chew the leaves and give the juice that extrudes to the kids, 1 teaspoon, 2x daily for 2 days or until the condition goes away.

Scientific name: Macaranga dioica, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: Stem used to make bow. Stem for ax handle.

Scientific name: Allophylus cobbe, Speaker: Johnson Noar

[nəfkafa:i] n.

Example: Animal Feed: The green leaves of this plant are used to feed pigs. Hunting: The inner part of the long dry rhizome is woven to create a pidgeon trap.

Scientific name: Epipremnum pinnatum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Example: Animal Feed: The green leaves of this plant are used to feed pigs. Hunting: The inner part of the long dry rhizome is woven to create a pidgeon trap.

Scientific name: Epipremnum pinnatum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n.

Example: Ceremonial: During kava preparation, chewed kava roots are placed on the green leaves of this plant before extracting. One of many leaves used for this purpose.

Scientific name: Macropiper latifolium, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

[nakəskəs apran] n.

Scientific name: Asplenium cf. caudatum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Example: Leaf used to feed pigs--when looking for dried coconuts, gather this. The seeds are edible put them directly on fire and cook for 3-5 minutes.

Scientific name: Canavalia rosea, Speaker: Johnson Noar

[ne̤wo] n.

Example: Used to treat pain. When a baby has an injection in the hospital, such as a vaccine, people take 1 handful of leaves, boil in a small amount of water to concentrate the resulting "juice" that comes out of the leaves, and put this fluid on the site of the pain, the injection, covering it with a leaf for 5-10 minutes, 2-3x daily until the baby stops crying.

Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nɨkriakei] n.

Example: Food: The ripe fruits (yellow or soft green) are consumed. Exudate: The yellow exudate of this plant is used as a light-duty glue.

Scientific name: Garcinia pseudoguttifera, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: Leaves gathered to feed pigs.

Scientific name: Ipomoea indica, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. inalienable

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nɨfaŋa]

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n ma clavicule

Speaker: Martial wahe

n.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n mon coeur

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. inalienable

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: Leaf used to thatch house. Chew base of stem as sugar cane - it’s sweet.

Scientific name: Miscanthus sinensis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Arthur Chapman, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Egretta sacra, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Gymnocranius grandoculis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

[ʰrakniaken]

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

decendre

Example: told to someone to come down

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: something strong like rock; hood or something had to break it.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Musa spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

Example: Photo by buggirl13 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Lissachatina fulica via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Martial Wahe

genre de coquillage

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. inalienable

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[tuprapwej] n.

Example: The wood of this tree makes good house posts and is also used as firewood

Scientific name: Claoxylon, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v je suis malade.

(Bislama) mi sik

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Parupeneus heptacanthus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe